The sea is beautiful and alluring, but it is also dangerous and
deadly. Above all, it is unknowable and untameable. Storytelling
offered our ancestors a means to understand and interact with the
natural world, and in time these stories coalesced into the
mythological systems of the world. And the ocean features in every
mythological system in history. To reflect and explore this, Gerry
Smyth has gathered together myths and folktales from cultures
around the world – Native American, Caribbean, Polynesian,
Persian, Indian, Scandinavian and European. Just as these stories
have been passed down through generations, he brings his own
narrative interpretation with additional discussion on their
meaning. Stories are divided into seven sections: Origin Stories;
Gods and Humans; Voyages; Lost Places, Imagined Spaces; Weather and
Nature; Down to the Sea in Ships; Fabulous Beasts; and embellished
with illustrations from the wide-ranging collections of the
Library.
General
| Imprint: |
British Library Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Gerry Smyth
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7123-5419-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7123-5419-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780712354196 |
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